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Reverse auctions secretly killed by special interests
By Wyatt Emmerich, 1,158 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:08 PM
It didn’t take long for the powers that be to kill reverse auctions — about two years or so.
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Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (District 2)

Congressman Bennie Thompson Talks PPP Money in Indianola
By Emmerich Newspapers, 290 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:46 PM

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Who won, who lost across the state in Mississippi’s Municipal Elections
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 726 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:00 AM
Republicans win big in Tupelo, DeSoto County but Democrats show signs of life in Brookhaven.
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MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain

MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain Talks Prisons at Rotary
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On Tue, 06/08/2021 - 01:36 PM

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"Both my wife and I had health issues. Using marijuana helped us tremendously, it's what inspired us to open our business," Santita Delaney of Pearl, owner of Hemp World, said on May 25. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Senate panel ponders parameters of a new medical marijuana bill
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,673 Reads
Fri, 06/04/2021 - 10:04 AM
The basic principles of the medical marijuana initiative approved by Mississippi voters in November — but struck down recently by the state Supreme Court — should be honored, members of the Senate Public Health Committee were told Thursday.
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Kamal King, bureau manager with Visit Mississippi's tourism department, speaks to the Indianola Rotary Club at the club's 2021 banquet on Tuesday night at the B.B. King Museum.

Video: Visit Mississippi's Kamel King Keynotes Indianola Rotary Banquet
By Bryan Davis, Emmerich Newspapers, 4,392 Reads
Thu, 06/03/2021 - 08:10 PM
Prior to Indianola Rotarians getting a sneak peak at The B.B. King Museum's multimillion dollar expansion on Tuesday night, Visit Mississippi Tourism Development Bureau Manager Kamel King addressed the club about the state of tourism in Mississippi.
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CARES Act money was supposed to help Mississippi businesses. Did it?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 5,899 Reads
Wed, 06/02/2021 - 05:00 PM
Kate Rosson was fearful of losing her small business during the pandemic in late summer of 2020, and like thousands of others she had applied for a Mississippi COVID-19 Back to Business grant — up to $25,000 to help small companies stay afloat.
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Mississippi PEER Committee Releases Report on School Districts' Revenues and Expenditures
By Press Release - Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee, 7,021 Reads
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 03:42 PM
Below is a press release from The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee:

The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled A Review of Mississippi School Districts’ Revenue Sources and Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020.
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Voters walk in and out of Byram City Hall during the midterm elections Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

Did the Supreme Court put Mississippi’s voter ID law in jeopardy?
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 1,584 Reads
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 01:28 PM
The Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision to nullify the state’s ballot initiative process could make the state’s voter identification law susceptible to a legal challenge.
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Jasmine Cochran of Picayune speaks of coming home from a teaching position in China to care for her ailing father. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Early voting sponsors ask Supreme Court to reverse ballot initiative ruling
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,252 Reads
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 11:08 AM
Supporters of ballot initiatives that would allow early voting and legalize medical marijuana are asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to reverse its landmark decision that struck down the state’s initiative process.
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